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Cuphea carthagenensis
Colombian waxweed
As recorded: Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacq.) J.F.Macbr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae
- Collected by
- Lyon, H.L.
- Collector number
- 1086
- Date
- February 26, 1908
- Locality
- Hilo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.7333, -155.0500
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 26, 1908, Lyon, H.L. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Cuphea carthagenensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1908. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-02-15.
2026-02-15
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
no rights reserved
2025-12-15
Mountain View, HI, USA
(c) Rafael Enrique Baez Segui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Gianluca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-19
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hakalau, HI, US
(c) Justin M. Wood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-30
Keaau, HI 96749, USA
(c) Hank Raizen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-21
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Cuphea carthagenensis. BISH 57101. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956629012. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57101.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956629012 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026